Solar and batteries in Clarkson: what the local data shows

Where Clarkson is

Clarkson is 32 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6030 covers Clarkson, Merriwa, Mindarie, Quinns Rocks, Ridgewood and Tamala Park: about 14,343 occupied homes and 40,841 people at the 2021 Census. Banksia Grove next door has more batteries for its size (79 per 1,000 homes against 60 here).

What stands out in Clarkson

• 20% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 89% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so most homes have a roof and switchboard of their own.
• 24% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.
• 60 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, close to the Perth rate.

Batteries in Clarkson since the federal rebate began

856 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20.5 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 33 in July 2025 to a high of 95 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 1.8% of Perth's new batteries go in here, much the same as when the rebate began.

Batteries a month, Jul 2025 to Aug 2026. August 2026 is still being registered, so it reads low.

Clarkson's solar story since 2001

662 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2012, the postcode's busiest year (956), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 443, 46% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 8.6 kW in the last 12 months.

Solar systems a year from 2011 (2026 to 31 August 2026); counts include replacements and small businesses.

Clarkson beside its neighbours

• Butler, 5 km north-west: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Currambine, 6 km south: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Joondalup, 7 km south-east: less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Banksia Grove, 8 km east: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so an 8.6 kW system makes about 14,750 kWh. In STC zone 3, the federal rebates come to about $1,665 on 6.6 kW of solar and $3,663 on a 15 kWh battery (the battery rebate steps down on 1 January 2027). Prices follow the installer, not the suburb: Perth prices · WA rebates.

Getting a price in Clarkson

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Nearby: Butler · Currambine · Joondalup · Banksia Grove · every suburb · Perth guide